Danielle Cummings

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Danielle Cummings
Personal information
Home town Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Sport
Sport Paratriathlon
Disability class PTS4
Medal record
Women's paratriathlon
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Wollongong PTS4

Danielle Cummings is an American paratriathlete.

Career

Cummings made her paratriathlon debut at the 2024 USA Paratriathlon National Championships and won a gold medal in the PTS4 event with a time of 1:32:53. [1] [2] In October 2025, she made her international debut at the 2025 World Triathlon Para Championships and won a silver medal in the PST4 event with a time of 1:19:44. [3]

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Personal life

In 2017, Cummings fell 20 feet while rock climbing and shattered her talus bone and caused severe damage to her ankle. She suffered chronic pain and loss of mobility in her ankle. In July 2023, she elected for a left below-knee amputation. She is a medical student at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Elite Paratriathletes to Race for World Titles at 2025 Para World Championships". usatriathlon.org. October 9, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Paratriathlon Champions Crowned at 2024 USA Paratriathlon National Championships in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin". usatriathlon.org. June 24, 2024. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ Gray, Doug (October 17, 2025). "2025 Para Triathlon World Champions wow the crowds in Wollongong". triathlon.org. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ Stepp, Kyle (January 26, 2025). "SEBCM Impact: Danielle Cummings' Journey to Mobility and Thriving as an Athlete". soeverybodycanmove.org. Retrieved October 18, 2025.


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